Chapter 318: It's My Turn Now

alking about you, wondering if you'd come today," said his grandmother sitting on the sofa, smiling cheerfully at Hao Ren."There was something going on in school today, so I'm a bit late. How is your...Chapter 318: It's My Turn Now

Hao Ren and Xie Yujia were going to school, so they left early to catch the first bus outside the villa area.

Entering the city center, they transferred to another bus. Gradually, middle school students started boarding the bus; seeing them made Xie Yujia reminisce about her own junior high school days. Hao Ren leaned against the window and watched the rain-soaked clean city outside as he practiced the "Spectral Sword and Image" technique. Last night in the small room on the second floor, he had consolidated his realm very smoothly, and because of performing the Two Dragons Emerging from Water array, new acupoints had been easily filled with qi.

This kind of state had happened once before. Hao Ren thought it was due to his stable mindset but didn't realize that this was all thanks to Xie Yujia.

When Xie Yujia cultivated, the Life Symbol would activate the vast and righteous qi in the surrounding environment, which her body couldn't absorb but benefited Hao Ren instead.

"Are you going to U Zhanzi's house for tutoring tonight" Xie Yujia suddenly asked Hao Gong (likely a term of endearment).

Hao Ren nodded. "Yeah." He then let the "Spectral Sword and Image" technique run smoothly inside his body.

Xie Yujia smiled but didn't say anything further.

The bus arrived at the university gate, and Hao Ren and Xie Yujia got off together.

This station was a must-pass route for students living in dorms on campus. Many street vendors were set up there.

Hao Ren ran over to buy two Jian Bing (Chinese crepes), giving one to Xie Yujia and keeping the other for himself.

Receiving this steaming breakfast from Hao Ren's hand, a gentle wave of emotion welled up in Xie Yujia’s heart.

Gazing at Hao Ren’s simple and tranquil face, she suddenly thought that even if Hao Ren wouldn’t amount to anything great, she would still remember all these little moments.

"I'll go back to my dorm to get some books. You should also prepare yourself." Hao Ren quickened his pace and headed into the South District dormitory area.

If other boys in their class found out that Xie Yujia lived at his place, it would definitely cause a huge stir.

Since Xie Yujia resigned from her position as class monitor, her popularity among male students had skyrocketed. Added to this was the fact that she recently started cultivating, which further elevated her aura and charisma. She was on the verge of becoming one of the school's top beauties; even Class Three’s self-proclaimed "Miss Campus", Lin Li, could no longer compare with Xie Yujia.

Over this weekend, Hao Ren had destroyed half of the Western Sea Dragon Palace and ventured into the Fifth Heavenly Layer. His activities were quite rich but at school, he was still just an ordinary student.

Hao Jianyin and others didn't notice any changes in Hao Ren; they continued to be close friends, chatting about everything under the sun with him.

Even if Hao Ren could fly or travel through space, he felt no distance from his brothers. He attended classes when it was time for them and engaged in idle chatter when there was nothing else to do.

After having lunch at Water Beauty Dining Hall, Hao Ren took a taxi to the martial arts academy downtown.

Elder Sun's martial arts academy was thriving, with every private room fully booked even during lunchtime. The concept of martial fitness was gradually replacing yoga and street dance as a new urban fashion trend.

Naturally, the innermost room was reserved for Hao Ren.

Who would have thought that this bustling chain academy across the country is also a place where Dragon Clan cultivators train on land.

Holding the Supreme Membership Card, Hao Ren directly entered the deepest room and used two high-grade spirit stones that could make human cultivators extremely envious to teleport to a valley outside the city.

The cultivator guarding the transmission array in the wilderness had seen Hao Ren before. When Hao Ren came here last time for practice, he witnessed Hao Ren's might. Therefore, he never took this Rank 6 cultivator lightly.

In the valley, there were also a few young cultivators practicing.

Elder Sun opened the martial arts academy not only to spread the influence of the East Sea across the country and even overseas but also to provide a venue for Dragon Clan cultivators to spar.

After all, if they just used their own techniques to set up a small barrier for combat, they could only engage in simple exchanges. To truly unleash their skills, they still needed to do so in a larger environment.

Young cultivators living in cities were becoming more and more numerous, but large-scale fights in urban areas were absolutely unacceptable. If such incidents were discovered by inspectors, it would be a serious offense that could even implicate their elders. Therefore, Elder Sun's martial arts academy addressed this issue.

By using the transmission array to teleport from the city to a remote valley, they avoided daytime flight and with the protection of barriers in the valley, they could freely use techniques without worrying about drawing attention from the secular world.

Hao Ren walked towards the center of the valley from his position at the transmission array, seeing six young cultivators sparring. Among them, four were Rank 6 and two were Rank 5, while among the four Rank 6 cultivators, there were also two females.

From the color of their auras, it was evident that the two male Rank 5s belonged to the Earth Dragon clan, the two male Rank 6s belonged to the Water Dragon clan's Lake system, and the two females belonged to the River system within the Water Dragon clan.

The four Rank 6 cultivators were fighting one against a single Rank 5 male who was employing a heavy technique, casting block after block continuously.

Boom!

A deep blue palm print shot out from the Rank 6 boy with Lake Dragon attributes, instantly breaking through the defense of the Rank 5 cultivator.

The female Water Dragon cultivators cried out and swung their short whips, sending out a light-blue wave that forced the male Rank 5 to take two steps back. The other two Rank 6 cultivators seized the opportunity, leaving no room for resistance, causing him to fly backward five meters but still unable to stand steadily.

Hao Ren had just entered the valley and caught sight of this moment when the losing cultivator was retreating. He lightly placed his hand on the boy's back, supporting him.

"Wang Hui, you lost!" The other Rank 5 cultivator standing nearby as an arbiter announced with a hint of gloating.

"Humph!" The defeated cultivator was clearly unsatisfied with this result.

He turned to look at Hao Ren and slapped his hand off.

His grip was not light, and since Hao Ren did not have any defense, a red mark immediately appeared on his wrist.

"If it weren't for this idiot barging in and causing me to be distracted, how would I lose" The cultivator named Wang Hui glared angrily at Hao Ren as he said this.

Even if Hao Ren had a mild temperament, hearing such words made him feel indignant.

He knew that the valley wasn't exclusively for him, so when they were sparring earlier, he didn't interrupt and even helped Wang Hui when he saw him wobbling on his feet.

But Wang Hui turned around to give Hao Ren a white eye. "What's wrong with you A mere Rank Shaking cultivator also dares to look down on me"

Although Hao Ren was of the Sea System, the Earth Dragon Clan was originally at par with the Water Dragon Clan. As long as he wasn't dealing with a Gold Dragon, Wang Hui truly didn't think much of a Rank Shaking cultivator.

In front of two girls, he immediately redirected his anger to Hao Ren and wanted to assert himself in front of Hao Ren, showing off the superiority of being a Rank Exchange cultivator!

Just like how younger students would always be wary of older ones in school, among the Dragon Clan's cultivators, status was determined by their cultivation realm!

Hao Ren had been in a bad mood when he saw them sparring and wanted to find a corner for himself. Suddenly, he raised his hand, slapped it down, and sent the Rank Exchange cultivator flying half a meter away!

He never started trouble but wouldn't let anyone step on him.

This was true for Huang Xujie as well as any other arrogant people.

The Rank Exchange cultivator didn't expect Hao Ren to suddenly strike back. He had initially wanted to use his authority to make Hao Ren apologize, and now that he couldn't save face, two huge round hammers appeared in his hands!

Without saying a word, the two iron hammer spheres emitted faint yellow light as the Rank Exchange cultivator left deep footprints on the ground. He leaped up toward Hao Ren.

Fighting in this arena with an array formation was like fighting within one's own crimson array formation; unless someone died, even severely injuring others wouldn't attract investigators' attention! Especially when it involved just a realm difference, there would be no breach of regulations!

The heavy iron hammer weighed over a thousand catties and smashed down with the Rank Exchange cultivator's spiritual energy. It was clearly an attack without any mercy.

Amidst the flickering light, he didn't notice that there was a faint golden mark on Hao Ren's forehead representing an Assistant Investigator! Su Han was in recovery at the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace, and Hao Ren was now the full authority investigator of the Eastern Sea City!

Bang!

The earth-shaking impact made the entire valley shake.

Those two girls covered their eyes with both hands and didn't dare to open them. The two boys looked toward where the dust was flying, also feeling uneasy—winning against Wang Hui just now; if he sought revenge...

The Rank Exchange cultivator shook his head helplessly: He had fought four Rank Shaking cultivators earlier, but proud Wang Hui hadn't used any magic treasures. Yet for this Rank Shaking cultivator, Wang Hui actually brought out his personal magic treasure!

Facing Wang Hui's furious attack, the cultivator who dared to confront him should be either dead or seriously injured.

The dust gradually settled.

Wang Hui’s iron hammer had left a half-meter deep pit in the ground.

But there was no sign of Dou Ren's body within it.

Seeing this, Wang Hui was alarmed: "Could he have turned into mush" Judging from his appearance, he seemed to only recently ascend to the Tremor Realm.

"Well, at his age just reaching the Tremor Realm, his background can't be that deep."

Thinking this, Wang Hui felt some consolation despite being anxious. He was the grandson of a senior elder of the Wuyi Mountain Dragon Clan and had been sent to Donghai City for schooling; his family would shoulder any consequences.

"It's my turn now."

Hao Ren’s voice suddenly rang out.

Looking up at Hao Ren, Wang Hui saw him standing on a grayish-white sword qi aura with an angry expression!

Hao Ren raised his right hand,

"Swoosh," "swoosh," "swoosh,"

Streams of light were drawn into Hao Ren's fingertips from the surrounding space!

A bright white energy sphere was forming in the palm of his hand!

The trees in the valley, surrounded by barriers, moved without wind.

The fallen leaves on the ground seemed to be caught in an invisible whirlwind, rapidly spinning on the surface!

“Bang!”

Wang Hui stomped his feet, summoning a thick layer of armor around him that was a dull yellowish-brown. His iron hammers clanged against each other.

He didn’t believe that an attack from a cultivator at the Tremor Realm could break through his defense!nsure her safety."Hao Ren!" Upon seeing Hao Ren walk in, Song Qingya greeted him.Hao Ren then led his grandmother over. Yao Yuan and Hao Zhonghua were slightly surprised to see Song Qingya there and f...